BlasTech Industries was an arms manufacturer. It notably produced the E-11 blaster rifle used by the Galactic Empire as well as the DH-17 blaster pistol and the DL-18 blaster pistol. Ezra Bridger's speeder bike was equipped with twin JB-37 blaster cannonsmanufactured by BlasTech. BlasTech also manufactured the DL-44 heavy blaster pistol favored by Han Solo. During the Age of the Empire, BlasTech established a weapons laboratory in the Easthills near the planet Lothal's Capital City. In order to circumvent treaty restrictions on major corporations selling armaments to the First Order, BlasTech jointly spun off a subsidiary with Merr-Sonn Munitions, Inc. to operate within the borders of the First Order. This subsidiary, Sonn-Blas Corporation, manufactured the majority of First Order weaponry. BlasTech also created the EL-16 blaster some time between the Battle of Endor and the rise of the First Order.

The Merr-Sonn 7-PrG Proton Grenade is magnetically attachable shapecharge device that is known to be highly effective in standard demolition duties. Easily armed by a single twistable primer and activation plunger, the 7-Prg is not an easy item to disarm once activated. To deactivate the grenade, one must grasp the base of the unit firmly with one hand while forcibly twisting the plunger release counter-clock wise with the other hand. Smugglers are highly known to score the base of the plunger rod with a sharp cutting blade prior to arming the device, therefore weakening the rods tensile strength. With the plunger rod weakened, the rod will break under the twisting force of the de-arming procedure therefore thwarting any attempt at disarming the unit.